[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 7]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR180.72]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 180--LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT AND ARRANGEMENTS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart C--Ring Life Buoys and Life Jackets
 
Sec. 180.72  Personal flotation devices carried in addition to life jackets.

    (a) Equipment carried under this section is not acceptable in lieu 
of any portion of the required number of approved life jackets and must 
not be substituted for the approved life jackets required to be worn 
during drills and emergencies.
    (b) Wearable marine buoyant devices that include ``ski vests,'' 
``boating vests,'' and ``fishing vests,'' approved in accordance with 
Sec. 160.064 in subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard 
specified by the Commandant, may be carried as additional equipment.
    (c) Buoyant work vests approved in accordance with Sec. 160.053 in 
subchapter Q of this chapter, or other standard specified by the 
Commandant, may be carried as additional equipment for use of persons 
working near or over the water.
    (d) Commercial hybrid personal flotation devices (PFD) approved in 
accordance with Sec. 160.077 of this chapter, or other standard 
specified by the Commandant, may be carried as additional equipment for 
use of persons working near or over the water. Each commercial hybrid 
PFD must be:
    (1) Used, stowed, and maintained in accordance with the procedures 
set out in the manual required for these devices under Sec. 160.077-29 
in subchapter Q of this chapter and any limitation(s) marked on them; 
and
    (2) Of the same or similar design and have the same method of 
operation as each other hybrid PFD carried on board.